Tour of Chaamse Bos, Anneville and 't Zand

After a cup of coffee at De Steengroeve, you get on your bike. You first cycle to Villa Anneville, Queen Wilhelmina's residence for a short time. She camped here with Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, the Soldier of Orange, among others. Prince Bernhard also lived here for a while. Further on, you come close to the recreation area 't Zand in Alphen, a beautiful beach with natural swimming water. Your route also takes you through the Chaamse Bossen. The area you walk through once consisted of sand drifts, wet heathland and fens planted with Scots pine. The original fens were later dug out again, creating new marshland. As a result of these developments, you can now find more animals and plants in the Chaamse Bossen, including all kinds of birds and salamanders.